[OPINION] My problem with Vilma Santos endorsing her sons
The announcement that Vilma Santos is running for governor of Batangas while one of her sons is running for vice governor and another for congressman underscores a significant problem in Philippine...
View ArticleGeorgia reports record turnout as early voting begins in US battleground state
WASHINGTON, USA – Voters in Georgia turned out in record numbers as the battleground state opened early voting for the November 5 presidential election between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican...
View ArticleCarlo Biado masterclass caps astounding Team Asia 4-0 sweep of Reyes Cup day 2
MANILA, Philippines – From underdogs to alpha dogs. Team Asia had a night to remember in the second day of the inaugural Reyes Cup, pulling off a mesmerizing 4-0 sweep of its matches against favored...
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Spending of 3 Villar senators over 2 decades underscores rising cost of...
A fourth Villar is running for the Senate. Las Piñas Representative Camille Villar has thrown her hat into the ring after two terms as district representative in the city that her family has ruled for...
View ArticleOne Direction singer Liam Payne dies after falling from Buenos Aires balcony
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead outside a hotel in Buenos Aires after the 31-year-old fell from his third-floor room balcony, Argentine police said on...
View Article[OPINION] Fil-Ams, immigration, and the 2024 US election
Unless you’ve been living under Scarborough Shoal, you might have noticed that 2024 is an election year in the not-so-United States of America. Unlike the Philippines, where elections are decided by...
View Article[Good Business] Transforming lives for a better tomorrow
At PHINMA, making lives better isn’t just a tagline — it is our north star. Since joining the company in 2019, I have witnessed our mission to uplift the lives of our fellow countrymen come to life....
View ArticleChina says Japanese fishing boat ‘illegally’ entered territorial waters
BEIJING, China – China’s coast guard said a Japanese fishing vessel “illegally entered” China’s territorial waters around the Diaoyu Islands on October 15-16 and was warned to leave. “We urge the...
View ArticleIsraeli strike on Lebanese municipality building kills 16
BEIRUT, Lebanon – The mayor of a major town in south Lebanon was among 16 people killed when an Israeli airstrike destroyed its municipal headquarters in the biggest attack on an official Lebanese...
View Article3,000 Cotabato workers face layoffs amid city hall budget feud
COTABATO, Philippines – Thousands of local government contractual workers in Cotabato City are facing uncertainties as the local government struggles with a budget crisis amid political tension...
View ArticleAI enhances flood warnings but cannot erase risk of disaster
LONDON, United Kingdom – When floods ripped through parts of Europe in September, the scale of the destruction took people by surprise. The intense rains should not have, because those had been...
View Article#CheckThisOut: Find the best laptop deals at Shoppingmall.ph
Upgrading your tools for work or online classes is a great way to treat and invest in yourself at the same time. And with Shoppingmall.ph and Home Credit, you can get your desired gadget with 0%...
View ArticleHindi ito Marites: China loves to hate this civic group
The Atin Ito coalition of civil society groups has launched two convoys to highly contested and, ergo, risky parts of the West Philippine Sea: Ayungin Shoal in December 2023, and Scarborough Shoal in...
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COA orders DBP officials, employees to return P175 million in excess bonuses
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) upheld earlier findings that the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) overpaid its executives and employees their performance-based bonuses...
View ArticleMarcos names Dante Ang II as new Commission on Filipinos Overseas chair
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has named Dante Francis “Klink” Ang II as the new chairman of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO). In a letter dated Wednesday, October 16,...
View ArticleNo fluke: Team Asia persists one-sided Reyes Cup onslaught, digs deeper Team...
MANILA, Philippines – Numbers don’t lie in sports, but perhaps, the inaugural 9-ball Reyes Cup is proving to be an unlikely example of an exception to the rule. Team Europe, comprised of three of the...
View ArticleHezbollah says it will escalate war with Israel after Hamas leader killed
Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group said on Friday, October 18, it was moving to a new and escalating phase in its war against Israel while Iran said “the spirit of resistance will be strengthened”...
View ArticleLanguage commissioner slams law vs mother tongue use in early education
PANGASINAN, Philippines – Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) Commissioner Melchor Orpilla has raised concern over a new law which scraps the mother tongue as the primary medium of instruction for early...
View ArticleOne Direction bandmates ‘completely devastated’ by Liam Payne’s death
Liam Payne’s One Direction bandmates said in a joint statement on Thursday, October 17, that they are “completely devastated” by the news of his death. Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One...
View ArticleVirginia congressional candidates debate incumbent’s AI – with a few glitches
An online debate held on Thursday, October 17, against a sitting congressman’s artificial intelligence likeness — marking a gray area in the use of the technology during elections — featured few...
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